1.1 PERSPECTIVES

perspective

how a particular situation is viewed on and understood by an individual.

• mixed upon personal and collective assumptions, values, and beliefs

technocentrism

assumes all environmental issues can be resolved through technology

anthroprocentrism

views human kind as being the centra, most important element, and it splits into a wide variety of views

ecocentrism

sees the natural world as having pre-eminent importance and intrinsic value

CASE STUDY - HARAMBE

• 3 year old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure in the US

• the boy fell down into a body of water

• harambe carried the boy onto dry lands

• as viewers screamed, harambe got more aggetated

• harambe got violent with the boy, tugging him around in the water

• zoo keeper shot harambe dead

• boy had minor injuries

• mother received hate online on social media